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\begin{table}[H] \centering 
  \caption{No evidence of ex post protection in Vietnam across alternative measures of central-local independence} 
  \label{robust_expost_inde_vn} 
\scriptsize 
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{1pt}}lcccc} 
\\[-1.8ex]\hline 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
 & \multicolumn{4}{c}{\textit{Dependent variable:}} \\ 
\cline{2-5} 
\\[-1.8ex] & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Sanction level log odds} \\ 
\\[-1.8ex] & (1) & (2) & (3) & (4)\\ 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
 Province's ties to incumbent GS & 0.288 & 0.131 & $-$0.115 & 0.090 \\ 
  & (0.814) & (0.822) & (0.855) & (0.819) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Investigated office level (district) & $-$1.725$^{***}$ & $-$1.732$^{***}$ & $-$1.824$^{***}$ & $-$1.765$^{***}$ \\ 
  & (0.441) & (0.446) & (0.446) & (0.445) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Investigated office level (province) & $-$2.087$^{***}$ & $-$2.103$^{***}$ & $-$2.181$^{***}$ & $-$2.136$^{***}$ \\ 
  & (0.514) & (0.519) & (0.520) & (0.519) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Investigated office level (center) & $-$2.241$^{**}$ & $-$2.211$^{*}$ & $-$2.391$^{**}$ & $-$2.291$^{**}$ \\ 
  & (0.858) & (0.873) & (0.873) & (0.871) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Official left office & 0.113 & 0.076 & 0.069 & 0.078 \\ 
  & (0.330) & (0.328) & (0.329) & (0.328) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 IC level (district) & 0.160 & 0.072 & $-$0.395 & $-$0.128 \\ 
  & (1.643) & (1.655) & (1.672) & (1.675) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 IC level (province) & 0.145 & 0.070 & $-$0.339 & $-$0.087 \\ 
  & (1.657) & (1.664) & (1.682) & (1.679) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 IC level (center) & 2.110 & 2.040 & 1.738 & 1.945 \\ 
  & (1.756) & (1.758) & (1.769) & (1.764) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Serious violation & 1.112$^{***}$ & 1.090$^{***}$ & 1.037$^{**}$ & 1.087$^{***}$ \\ 
  & (0.325) & (0.326) & (0.326) & (0.325) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged GDP (logged) & $-$0.273 & $-$0.582 & $-$0.400 & $-$0.431 \\ 
  & (0.403) & (0.540) & (0.450) & (0.503) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 2011 population (logged) & 1.030 & 1.192 & 1.173 & 1.054 \\ 
  & (0.556) & (0.744) & (0.649) & (0.689) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 PCI score & $-$0.218$^{**}$ & $-$0.222$^{*}$ & $-$0.173$^{*}$ & $-$0.200$^{*}$ \\ 
  & (0.079) & (0.087) & (0.085) & (0.087) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged transfer ratio & 0.011 &  &  &  \\ 
  & (0.012) &  &  &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged balance transfer (share of revenue) &  & $-$0.004 &  &  \\ 
  &  & (0.296) &  &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged project transfer (share of revenue) &  &  & 1.817 &  \\ 
  &  &  & (1.166) &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged net transfer (share of revenue) &  &  &  & 0.145 \\ 
  &  &  &  & (0.230) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
Year FE & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes \\ 
Observations & 342 & 342 & 342 & 342 \\ 
\hline 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
\textit{Note:}  & \multicolumn{4}{r}{$^{*}$p$<$0.05; $^{**}$p$<$0.01; $^{***}$p$<$0.001} \\ 
\end{tabular} 
\end{table} 
